Carcass of lion cub found at farm in Amreli district of Gujrat

The carcass of a lion cub was found at a farm in Amreli district of Gujarat Thursday and post-mortem revealed it died due to liver infection, a forest a department official said. The cub, aged 2-3 months, was found dead in the farm of one Kanubhai Kunjaliya, a resident of Igorala village under Khambha taluka, after which forest department officials were informed, he said.

The body was sent for post-mortem, which revealed the death was caused due to liver infection, the official said. This comes days after three lions, including two cubs, were crushed to death by a goods train near Borella village in Savarkundla taluka of the district.

Recently, the forest department took several measures to ensure the safety of lions after 23 big cats died due to viral infections in the Gir forests. In November, the state government had also announced an Rs 351-crore project for the conservation of the wild cats in the state.